Where does “Lance” come from?

Lance (English) comes from English launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Lance (English): by folk etymology associated with a lance

Definitions

  1. by folk etymology associated with a lance

Ancestry of “Lance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaunceObsolete form of lance; sand eel, sand lance,...
2Old Frenchlancelance weapon
3Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “Lance”

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